Would you give your 6 month old spag bol containing...

[Ceolas]

In 1kg mince, a generous glass of red wine and an Oxo cube?

Just wondering...

err, no.

I wouldn't worry too much about the wine as the alcohol will burn off but not sure about ingredients of oxo...

th ewine wouldn'tr bother me as much as the oxo cube tbh.

Oxo = MSG central

Seems you're right LTH

Wikipedia:

Beef Oxo Cubes

Wheatflour, Salt, yeast extract, cornflour, colouring, flavour enhancers (monosodium glutamate), beef fat, yeast, flavouring, dried beef bonestock, sugar, onion pepper extract.

I would - 1kg of mince is quite a lot. The amount of oxo in a baby sized portion would be minimal. But at the end of day, you do what you're comfortable with.

i think i would too

yes.
i am aware of all the evils in an oxo, but i make it with one cube to about 8 adult portions. i'd avoid other salty foods that day, though.

I would never put an OXO cube in a spag bol anyway...

YES. ABSOLUTELY I WOULD

No. Never. Not even maybe.

I was just coming back to say the same....

tinned tomatos
passata (one without salt, can't remeber the name of teh brand now, black carton with red writing)
garlic clove
onion
mushrooms
courgette
mince
chopped basil

Sometimes I put in a chopped up rasher of bacon.

I mean say the same about never using oxo in sdpag bol

yes

but then I also put salt in my potatoes

I've never used oxo in spag bol nor wine though .. splash of worcestershire sauce sometimes

No

Better without the stock cube If you like your cubes though try the kallo ones, they don't have msg and they do a lovely no added salt one

bloody hell twig, salt in potatoes??

you sure you should be admitting that here?

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Lol @ the salt. We have been invted to lunch with a lovely relative. She assured me she wouldn't salt the pasta!

Now while I don't think it'll kill her I wasn't desperate on the oxo. Don't want to cause offence though

Never have oxo in the house, or anything with MSG. Vile and unnecessary.
I like a bay leaf as well, and I cook it slowly in a casserole to make sure beef is tender.

Personally, I'd puree it before adding to well cooked (soft) pasta for little one - and at six months is your LO up to dealing with pasta? Mine was just starting on simple purees at 6 months, but I know they're all different.

Yes.

Well she doesn't actually eat anything as far as I've noticed. Licks it and squashes it. Anything on a spoon is spat in my face!

I spent years not putting salt in potatoes and then thought to myself I wonder how differently they'll taste with a little in the water .. and I have to say the change in taste is phenomenal

I don't add salt to any dish, nor any other vegetables ... but I really really think that potatoes need it

I dont salt pasta either